Report questions athletic spending
(09/09/04 4:00am)
Schools often justify the expense of big-time college athletics with the claim that a strong program bolsters application numbers and increases alumni donations.
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Schools often justify the expense of big-time college athletics with the claim that a strong program bolsters application numbers and increases alumni donations.
The Duke football team, which has been galvanized by the leadership of first-year head coach Ted Roof, announced Thursday the selection of five captains who hope to maintain that positive energy throughout the season.
As graduation rates for men’s basketball and football players remain alarmingly low, coaches are pushing to extend athletes’ NCAA eligibility for an additional year.
The ACC’s double round robin is a thing of the past, but when the men’s basketball team released its 2004-2005 schedule Wednesday it closely resembled that played by the team in recent years.
"I love the formation of teams," Mike Krzyzewski said. And molding a men's basketball team that gels is exactly what Coach K will have to do this season.
It took a serious look at the West Coast to get the ball rolling on a basketball training facility in Coach K's backyard.
The athletic department took in a record $24,835,209 in pledges and gifts this past year, but officials don't plan on slowing their fundraising efforts any time soon.
The man whose eyes, fist and towering presence simply embody Duke could have left it all to follow the dreams of Hollywood. But he wouldn't have been Coach K there, and the pulse of the University wouldn't have measured up without the pounding life force of its legend.
After a week of serious deliberation, men's basketball head coach Mike Krzyzewski turned down an offer from the Los Angeles Lakers that would have placed him among the highest paid coaches in all of professional sports. He announced his decision at a press conference Monday, relieving anxiety throughout the Duke basketball community and providing a major lift to college basketball.
Their season ended with a disappointing third-place finish at the NCAA Championships, but members of the Duke women's golf team have spent the month following the season's completion racking up awards and playing in individual tournaments.
Kicking down the stretch of her 5,000-meter race at the National Championship, Clara Horowitz realized that she was legging it out in person with opponents she usually on sees on results sheets.
Senior Micah Harris, a star defensive lineman for the football team, was killed Friday when he fell asleep at the wheel and his 1989 Volvo struck a tree in Brunswick County, Va. He was 21.
With league sources all but confirming he is a lock to be a top-five selection, former Duke basketball star Luol Deng has decided to close the door on his short-lived Duke career, becoming the seventh Blue Devil ever to leave early for the NBA Draft.
Mark O'Meara? Jesper Parnevik? They won't be making it to the U.S. Open this year. Who will be? Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh and... Nathan Smith?
The NCAA selections announced Tuesday marked the continuation of what head coach Norm Ogilive has called a "banner year" for the women's track and field program.
When senior Phillip King came out on the losing end of his quarterfinal match at the NCAA Championships, an illustrious Duke career came to a close.
When Luol Deng announced in April that he was exploring NBA Draft options, he wanted to be sure he would be among the top picks. Now, it appears that will become a reality.
When Luol Deng announced in April that he was exploring NBA Draft options, he wanted to be sure he would be among the top picks. Now, it appears that will become a reality.
The Blue Devils hit 883 strokes this past weekend at the NCAA East Regional, but it was one too many.
Sending a host of team members to the NCAA East Regional this weekend with a number of them likely assured spots at the NCAA Championships, the track and field team looks to continue what has already been a banner year for the program.